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Mullingar & Around

Belvedere House Gardens & Park

  • Address
    • Mullingar
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 044-934 9060
  • Price
    • adult/child €8.75/4.75
  • Hours
    • house 9.30am-5pm Mar-Oct, 10am-4pm Nov-Feb, gardens 9.30am-8pm May-Aug, 9.30am-6pm Mar-Apr & Sep-Oct, 10am-4.30pm Nov-Feb

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Lonely Planet review for Belvedere House Gardens & Park

Don’t miss the magnificent Belvedere House Gardens & Park, an immense 18th-century hunting lodge set in 65 hectares of gardens overlooking Lough Ennell. More than a few skeletons have come out of Belvedere’s closets: the first earl, Lord Belfield, accused his wife and younger brother Arthur of adultery. She was placed under house arrest here for 30 years, and Arthur was jailed in London for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, the earl lived a life of decadence and debauchery. On his death, his wife emerged dressed in the fashion of three decades earlier, still protesting her innocence.